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Post by VectorX on Sept 9, 2011 20:57:48 GMT -5
Number one for me would have to be the Atari 2600, the second system I ever got (Microvision being the first), and it definitely was no sophomore slump  The Sega Genesis would be number two. There was quite a lot you could do with that one, and thank God for renting! Even though very unique, several of the Vectrex' games weren't that great initially, or they weren't that great unless you had another player (like Rip Off). It's a good system now, since there's literally over 100 games available for it, but part of how I rate a system is due to initial library. Not sure which one would be four for me, either the Wii or ColecoVision. I guess the Atari 7800 would rank fifth, which is how high I'll go with ranks here. 1. Atari 2600 2. Sega Genesis 3. Vectrex 4. Wii/ColecoVision (tie?) 5. Atari 7800 |
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Post by gamezone on Sept 29, 2011 9:24:46 GMT -5
1. Odyssey2
2. Atari 2600
3. Atari 5200
4. Nes
5. Turbographx -16
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Post by darrin9999 on Nov 12, 2011 13:02:45 GMT -5
1. atari 2600
2. Vectrex
3. Sega Genesis
4. Odyssey 2
5. colecovision
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Post by gliptitude on May 16, 2012 21:46:50 GMT -5
1. Vectrex
2. NES
3. PS2
4. DS (with GBA slot)
5. SNES
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Post by RedRaider on May 17, 2012 6:48:16 GMT -5
1. XBOX360
2. Intellivision
3. Sega Genesis / CD
4. NES
5. Colecovision
Have not had the Vectrex long enough yet to rank it, but on a list of systems I have craved, it would be on that list all by itself.
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Post by gliptitude on May 17, 2012 10:22:54 GMT -5
I'm surprised how popular the Genesis is around here. I was the first kid in my neighborhood to get one, and it's the only system i was ever really on top of while it was current. Looking back though and playing so many games in emulation, the SNES seems so much better to me. Not a huge amazing library like the NES, but SNES has several awesome games, and cleaner more gratifying graphics and sound than the Genesis IMO, not to mention one of the best controllers ever. Genesis appealed to me at the time for its arcade titles and being the first consumer 16 bit console to arrive. Graphics look sloppy to me now though. What is the lasting appeal of the Genesis for you guys?
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Post by VectorX on May 17, 2012 11:51:31 GMT -5
It's a great system with many great, common, cheap games for the most part. Some of us didn't have an SNES to compare it with, plus that came out later anyway (that's like trying to slam the 2600 with the ColecoVision, which came out years later and had years of technology to improve it with). Graphics look sloppy to me now though. Some of the earlier games' graphics were bad, but they improved over the years. |
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Post by RedRaider on May 17, 2012 12:46:04 GMT -5
Genesis was a much fastsr system than the SNES. Especially noticeable in sports games and Mortal Combat.
I never have cared the SNES.
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Post by gamezone on May 18, 2012 11:15:04 GMT -5
Working in High School I was able to save money. So then I started directly into a factory job. Making $4.80 an hour. Yippee!!!
I then went and bought a Genesis, Snes and Turbo Graphics 16. I didn't have many games to start out with since the console purchases tapped me out.
VectorX and RedRaider are both right. Plus growing up around arcade machines the Genesis had more conversions.
Which is why I like the Atari 5200 and Nes for there arcade conversions.
I know I am gonna get hate mail for this. But for me the Vectrex sits on a shelf because I can't see the small screen as well as I used and sometimes overlays do not help in the color department.
I have been color blind since I was a kid and I used to be able to fake what I saw on some things. Do not worry I am safe to drive. I can tell red very well but my lights and darks are getting harder to distinguish.
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Post by gamezone on May 18, 2012 11:50:39 GMT -5
Games you can't find on Super Nes. ;DOk! maybe Barney and the Sega Club games are a bad example but the others are really good. Attachments:
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Post by VectorX on May 18, 2012 11:51:23 GMT -5
I know I am gonna get hate mail for this. But for me the Vectrex sits on a shelf because I can't see the small screen as well as I used and sometimes overlays do not help in the color department. Only an idiot would give you hate for something that can't be helped. You can't even blame Joeybastard on Atari Age for flat-out selling his Vectrex and games a while back because he started getting headaches whenever he played them. Have you tried getting a page magnifier and putting it in front of the screen? The displays won't be as crisp-looking and some of the vectors are given a "prism" or blurry effect but it'll make your screen look bigger and easier to see though. I have been color blind since I was a kid and I used to be able to fake what I saw on some things. Do not worry I am safe to drive. I can tell red very well but my lights and darks are getting harder to distinguish. Funny, I just had a cousin visiting a few days ago and he revealed he's color blind too. I take it it's just a partial blindness, as you can still see some colors then? |
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Post by VectorX on May 18, 2012 11:53:09 GMT -5
And in regards to your games post, wow, I would have fun with those for WEEKS, as I hadn't played any of them! Closest I came was with the original Road Rash. I meant to rent Castle of Illusion from a local Blockbuster too in the day but I never did.
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Post by gliptitude on May 18, 2012 16:37:38 GMT -5
VectorX and RedRaider are both right. Plus growing up around arcade machines the Genesis had more conversions. Which is why I like the Atari 5200 and Nes for there arcade conversions. Yeh that's why I wanted a genesis back then was for the arcade-like experience. Maybe about half of the 20 or so games i eventually had my hands on were arcade titles (altered beast, golden axe, space harrier, alien storm ...). As an adult though when I revisit the video games of my youth I am way more receptive than i used to be to more involved adventure and RPG games. ... Two of the greatest ever made were SNES titles, Chrono Trigger and Zelda, Link to the Past. They both look and play beautifully on the SNES and could rightfully be called peerless in their respective genres in that generation of games, IMO. Each is flawless in terms of story telling, visual design and level design, something I don't think you could say for any adventure games in the Genesis library. I love Phantasy Star II for many reasons, but it is a flawed game, nowhere near the finish and elegance of Link to the Past/Chrono Trigger. Really in that generation I see no rivals even outside of the genre(s). Chrono Trigger in particular has had a lasting influence. There were a lot of adventure/rpg games for the SNES besides these two, and I think that was really a turning point in gaming, when this type of game took hold, and obviously now has exploded as RPG's are all that many gamers play anymore, and vast numbers of modern games have some form of rpg/adventure worked into them. (Perhaps an undesirable turn of events for the classic gamer.) I'd definitely give Genesis the edge in arcade options, at least in terms of the library. I think SNES had the better versions of Captain America and the Avengers and Smash TV though. Games you can't find on Super Nes. ;DOk! maybe Barney and the Sega Club games are a bad example but the others are really good. Wow I didn't know Castle of Illusion was not on SNES. That was a very nice looking game. ...I remember Aladdin (also Disney) being one of the better Genesis games, and that SNES also had Aladdin. ... Looking it up now though I see that these two Aladdin's were actually different games, so not the ideal title for comparing the two systems. If you guys say the Genesis is a more powerful or capable machine I could take your word for it. I think there are probably peculiarities and distinctive characteristics to each machine though, with aspects of the system/architecture that effect the look/feel/sound in ways that various gamers' opinions ought to differ over. Perhaps Genesis and SNES are each best suited to what they each were best at in the end, which were two different things. |
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Post by VectorX on May 18, 2012 16:48:22 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Aladdin was issued for sega and nintendo though, another nice looking disney game from that era. Correct. I heard the Genesis version was the better of the two. (Another game I still need to play...) |
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Post by gliptitude on May 18, 2012 17:15:28 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Aladdin was issued for sega and nintendo though, another nice looking disney game from that era. Correct. I heard the Genesis version was the better of the two. (Another game I still need to play...) Heh I edited my post before I saw your reply. I had Aladdin for Genesis and it did look and play awesome and I do remember seeing it on SNES and being a little disappointed. Now I see though the two games were developed entirely separately, one by capcom and one by virgin, because of licensing issues. They are totally different games. ... I will probably revisit both versions in emulation sometime soon. |
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